After a special online broadcast LeKlein was declared the winner of the public vote and therefore will take her place in the grand final of 2017 Objetivo Eurovisión with five other selected acts by TVE. The final will takes place in February to see who will eventually represent Spain at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
The six finalists are –
Source: www.eurovision.tv
Photos: copyright@eurovision.tv; TVE
31 of the 42 Eurovision entries have made the ESC top 250 which was revealed on New Year’s eve.
lets look at them
204 – Malta
203 – Belarus
171 – Serbia
168 – Slovenia
166 – Ireland
148 – San Marino
146 – Italy
143 – Lithuania
142 – Germany
140 – Israel
135 – Azerbaijan
099 – Belgium
094 – Hungary
078 – Czech republic
076 – Croatia
058 – United Kingdom
056 – Latvia
053 – Netherlands
050 – Sweden
049 – Austria
048 – Iceland
045 – Denmark
043 – Estonia
033 – Spain
031 – Armenia
027 – Poland
015 – Australia
012 – France
006 – Bulgaria
004 – Ukraine
003 – Russia
1995 – MISSING
1996 – AY QUE DESEO – ANTONIO CARBONELL = 1 CD
1997 – SIN RENCOR – MARCOS LLUNAS = 1 CD
1998 – QUE VOY A HACER SIN TI – MIKEL HERZOG = 1 CD
1999 – NO QUIERO ESCUCHAR – LYDIA = 1 CD
2000 – COLGADO DE UN SUENO – SERAFIN ZUBIRI = 1 CD
2001 – DILE QUE LA QUIERO – DAVID CIVERA = 1 CD
2002 – EUROPE’S LIVING A CELEBRATION – ROSA = 1 CD
2003 – DIME – BETH = 1 CD
2004 – PARA LLENARME DE TI – RAMON = 1 CD
2005 – SON DE SOL – BRUJERUA = 1 CD
2006 – UN BLODY MARY – LAS KETCHUP = 1 CD
2007- I LOVE YOU MI VIDA – D’NASH = 1 CD
2008 – CHIKI CHIKI – RODOLFO CHIKILICUATRE = 1 CD
2009 – LA NOCHE ES PARA MI – SORAYA = 1 CD
2010 – ALGOPEQUENITO – DANIEL DIGES = 1 CD
2011 – QUE ME QUITEN LO BAILAO – LUCIA PEREZ = 1 CD
2012 – QUEDATE CONMIGO – PASTORA SOLER = 1 CD
2013 – CONTIGO HASTA EL FINAL – E S D M = 1 CD
2014 – DANCING IN THE RAIN – RUTH LORENZO = 1 CD
2015 – AMANECER – EDURNE = 1 CD
2016 – SAY YAH – BAREI = 1 CD
I just got a 3 CD set compilation from Finland. It seems to be a series called MUISTOJEN 70 LUKU featuring 20 Finnish songs per CD, so a total of 60 in such a set. I got the set dedicated to the year 1977 so it is 60 songs that were popular in Finland in that year. It is more or less split 50-50 between original songs and covers. Most interesting of course is the covers of Eurovision songs. This set contains the following
FRANCE – L’oiseau et l’enfant
In Finnish it is sung by Katri Helena (who herself took part for Finland at Eurovision twice). She called her cover LINTU JA LAPSI
MONACO – Une petite francaise
In Finnish it is sung by Merja Rantamaki and it is called OON TYTTO MAALTA
SPAIN – Ensename a cantar
In Finnish it is sung by Arto Sotavalta and it is called SAI LAULU AIKAAN SEN
SWITZERLAND – Swiss lady
In Finnish it is sung by Kari Tapio and it is called AIKUINEN NAINEN
Of course also there is the 1977 Finnish entry LAPPONIA sung by Monica Aspelund
For ABBA fans there are also several covers
MONEY MONEY MONEY
In Finnish this is RAHAA RAHAA RAHAA and sung by Vicky Rosti who also took part in Eurovision one year
DANCING QUEEN
In Finnish this is PRINSESSA and sung by Marion
Song 35: SPAIN
(22nd in the grand final : 77 points)
Artist: Barei
Song: Say Yay!
Music and Lyric: Bárbara Reyzábal (Barei), Rubén Villanueva, Víctor Púa Vivó
Verónica Romero was a popular contestant in the Operación Triunfo tv show in 2001-2002 that would decide the eventual representative for Spain at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest in Estonia. Rosa eventually won the title and performed Europe’s Living A Celebration in Tallinn.
Verónica was a popular hit with the fans and has since gone to be a popular recording artist. Her brand new single is titled Tu Sonrisa (Your smile). It is an upbeat pop/dance song that is perfect for the summer. The video features Eddy Paños from Los Angeles, USA.
You can see official video clip for Tu Sonrisa below.
Source: Verónica Romero/You Tube; ESC Covers
26 – Germany = 11 points
25 – The Czech republic = 41 points
24 – United Kingdom = 62 points
23 – Croatia = 73 points
22 – Spain = 77 points
21 – Cyprus = 96 points
20 – Georgia = 104 points
19 – Hungary = 108 points
18 – Serbia = 115 points
17 – Azerbaijan = 117 points
16 – Italy = 124 points
15 – Latvia = 132 points
14 – Israel = 135 points
13 – Austria = 151 points
12 – Malta = 153 points
11 – The Netherlands = 153 points
10 – Belgium = 181 points
09 – Lithuania = 200 points
08 – Poland = 229 points
07 – Armenia = 249 points
06 – France = 257 points
05 – Sweden = 261 points
04 – Bulgaria = 307 points
03 – Russia = 491 points
02 – Australia = 511 points
01 – Ukraine = 543 points
Spain have decided to go for a national selection to decide their act for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Six acts have been announced and one of them is the winner of the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, María Isabel. Her winning song was called Antes Muerta Que Sencilla.
The six finalists are –
More news of the televised national final will be announced soon by TVE.
Source: TVE; www.eurovision.tv
Soraya represented Spain at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with her song La Noche Es Para Mí. She was also a popular contestant in the Telecinco tv show Operación Triunfo where she finished in second place in 2005.
Soraya returns in the summer of 2015 with her brand new single called You Didn’t Do It. The song is a happy and upbeat commercial song and is a showcase for her forthcoming album.
You can see the official video for You Didn’t Do It below.
Source: www.oikotimes.com; www.esccovers.com